Women in African parliaments
By: edited by Gretchen Bauer and Hannah E. Britton.
Contributors: Bauer, Gretchen, 1959-; Britton, Hannah Evelyn
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
Subjects: Women in politics -- Africa; Women legislators -- Africa; Africa -- Politics and government
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Women in African parliaments : a continental shift? / Gretchen Bauer and Hannah E. Britton; title: Mozambique : empowering women through family law / Jennifer Leigh Disney; title: South Africa : mainstreaming gender in a new democracy / Hannah E. Britton; title: Namibia : losing ground without mandatory quotas / Gretchen Bauer; title: Uganda : agents of change for women's advancement? / Aili Mari Tripp; title: Rwanda : achieving equality or serving an authoritarian state? / Timothy Longman; title: Senegal : contending with religious constraints / Lucy Creevey; title: The virtuous circle of representation : women in African parliaments / Shireen Hassim.